The Contribution Fund screen is used by multiemployer plan administrators to construct the contribution requirements for employer pension, health and welfare programs.
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Period:
- Effective Date: contribution start date
- Stop Date: end date, if applicable
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Basic Information:
- Description: describe the contribution specifications for the multiemployer fund portal. Enter a brief description.
- Fund Type: select the type of fund from the choices listed - Pension, Healthcare, Leave or Workers Comp.
- Mask SSN displayed on invoice: check this box to hide privileged SSN information on a generated invoice.
- Do not prefill new invoices with prior period hours: check this box to exclude prior period hours from a new invoice.
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Timing: identify the Contribution Fund Deposit timing.
- Payment Due Date Day: this is the day in the month the payment is due.
- Deposit Priority: sets a priority level for the deposit in case of multiple Fund Deposits.
- Deposit Date: select whether the deposit date is based on the Date Received or the Date Postmarked.
- Late Grace Period: identify the grace period using months and/or days.
- Late Fees: the late fee can be determined based on a Fixed Penalty Amount or as an Interest Penalty Rate. The penalty can be applied on the first occurence or once per month.
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Invoice Frequency:
- Deposit Interval: select the interval from a dropdown list of various choices, e.g. weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.
- Period Start: identify the month and day in the year for which the contribution period starts
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Determination of Participant's Employer:
- Reported Amount: select the Reported Amount basis from a dropdown list of various choices, e.g. base, bonus, hours, etc. If the basis of contributions vary, identify the Reported Amount variation.
- Amount Type: identify whether this contribution information is for the primary and secondary Reported Amount variation source.
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Invoice Amount Determination:
select from one of the choices listed - Flat Amount, Reported Amount x Fixed Ratio or Reported Amount x Sponsor Amount
- Flat Amount: flat dollar amount to accessed with the Invoice Frequency defined above.
- Reported Amount x Fixed Ratio: select the fund source, set the ratio to 1 or enter the appropriate ratio.
- Reported Amount x Sponsor Amount: identify the source of the reported amount as well as the sponsor amount by identifying the contract
- Matching Sponsor Amount Values to Participant Reported Amount Values: use this section to define criteria (Contract or Additional Identifier) to use in order to associate the correct Sponsor Amount and Reported Amount values.